Daily Blog 3 Week 5

Konnor Drewen

2/23/011

Based on what you know about Aristotle, do you think Alexander had listened carefully to his tutor?

            Yes, I think on some points he did listen to his tutor. Aristotle was a philosopher; he worked in physics, chemistry, biology, zoology, and botany; in psychology, political theory, and ethics; in logic and metaphysics; and in history, literary theory, and rhetoric. His ethical and political theory, especially his conception of the ethical virtues and of human flourishing, continues to exert great influence in philosophical debate. You could make the argument that the political theory that Aristotle taught Alexander made a significant impact on his life. This could be true, but for the rest Alexander was a conqueror he did not seem to have too much interest in physics, chemistry, biology, zoology, and botany and psychology, but in fact Alexander was a great military tactician, arguably the best of all time. He used physics often when fighting the Persian army because he helped develop many new weapons for his army. He was able to use what Aristotle taught him to develop a system of attack. He had knowledge of wind speed and direction and because of that when he ordered his army to fire arrows he would be able to estimate very accurately where they would land. So yes, if you go by what Aristotle taught Alexander about physics, mathematics, and politics Alexander did listen carefully to his tutor, Aristotle.